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Retirement Planning for British Expats in South Africa (Part 1)
Saving and preparing for retirement should be one of your main responsibilities throughout your working life. Leaving the UK to live and work in a different country does not make this responsibility go away. Indeed, it becomes even more important and typically also a bit more […]

More than 200,000 British expats live in South Africa, including working professionals, business owners, people enjoying their retirement and a wide range of other backgrounds, ages and lifestyles. Although as anywhere else there are downsides too, living in South Africa as a British expat has many benefits, not only for the quality of your life, […]

Retirement Planning for British Expats in South Africa (Part 2)
In the previous post we have explained the basics of the South African pension system. We have looked at the tax-free pension contribution allowance and the upcoming pension reform. Now we will look at lump sums and retirement income, applicable rules and, most importantly, taxation, which […]